29th Annual TEC Awards Winners

On Friday, January 24, 2014, the NAMM Foundation presented the 29th annual Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards in the Hilton Pacific Ballroom in Anaheim, Calif. The evening also included a presentation of the Les Paul Award to recording artist and producer Todd Rundgren, as well as the TEC Hall of Fame induction of audio technology pioneer John Meyer and renowned session drummer Hal Blaine of The Wrecking Crew.

The Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards were founded in 1985 by Mix magazine and the then-newly established Mix Foundation for Excellence in Audio, with the express purpose of recognizing and honoring quality in audio technology and sound production. A few years ago, the Mix Foundation was renamed the TEC Foundation, which re-established the event at the annual NAMM Show in Anaheim. Mix is proud to be a sponsor once again of the TEC Foundation, and we are equally pleased to reach out through our sister publications Pro Sound News and Pro Audio Review and our parent company, NewBay Media.

Once again, MIx magazine thanks all the sponsors and supporters of the TEC Foundation. They make the event possible. And it’s good to know that they share the same commitment to excellence.

The 29th Annual TEC Awards for Outstanding Technical Achievement

John Meyer, president and CEO of Meyer SoundLaboratories, Inc., was inducted into the TEC Hall of Fame at the 29th Annual TEC Awards

Recording artist, guitarist and producer Todd Rundgren, pictured at at the 29th Annual TEC Awards in Anaheim, Calif., on January 24, 2014, received the Les Paul Award

Photo: Jesse Grant/Getty Images for NAMM

The 29th Annual TEC Awards for Outstanding Creative Achievement Listed below are the winners in eight categories of Outstanding Creative Achievement and the nominees for Studio Design Project as selected by the 2013 TEC Awards Nominating Panel.

Session drummer Hal Blaine (pictured at podium on the right), who performed on more than 350 Top 10 singles, including more than 40 that went to Number One, was inducted into the TEC Hall of Fame on January 24, 2014 at the Anaheim Hilton; Mr. Blaine shared the stage with drummer Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chickenfoot).